{"id":2703,"date":"2010-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/chris-bone-ceo-project-leader-of-oceans-watch\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T19:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:17:51","slug":"chris-bone-ceo-project-leader-of-oceans-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/greenplanetfm\/chris-bone-ceo-project-leader-of-oceans-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Bone ~ CEO & Project Leader of Oceans Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"
OceansWatch offers resources, in the form of ocean-going research vessels and expertise, such as marine biologists, members training, project management and support crew.<\/p>\n
Education<\/strong><\/p>\n
Humanitarian Aid<\/p>\n
Marine Conservation<\/p>\n
Coral reefs are some of the most ancient and biologically diverse ecosystems that exist on earth. They serve an important role to coastal communities as a source of seafood, to generate income from tourism and to provide a buffer against storms. Many reefs have already been destroyed and understanding the state of health for the rest is in its infancy.<\/p>\n
Our vision is for there to be long term sustainable fisheries for coastal communities in developing countries and wider scale megafauna protection.<\/p>\n
International Head Office is in New Zealand with an Office in North America.<\/p>\n
Focus up until now has been in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Niue Islands.<\/p>\n